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US President Donald Trump has criticised one of his former lawyers for signing a contract worth more than $50 million with the family of a Venezuelan banker whom Trump later pardoned.
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Trump → criticise → whom
Alina Habba Mildon reportedly signed the lucrative deal while working as a federal prosecutor and later began working for the banker’s family while still being employed as an adviser to the US Department of Justice.
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Mildon → sign → Justice
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“I thought it was totally obnoxious and outrageous, and it’s not acceptable,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Saturday.
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Trump → work → Saturday
“Not acceptable at all,” he added.
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he → add → ?
According to The New York Times, Habba Mildon signed a four-year contract in October 2025 with a company owned by the family of Julio Herrera Velutini, a Venezuelan banker who was seeking a presidential pardon.
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who → accord → pardon
Herrera was accused of bribing former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced in exchange for removing a financial regulator who was investigating his bank.
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who → accuse → bank
He was facing federal bribery charges in the US before reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in August 2025.
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He → face → August
Habba Mildon’s contract with his family’s company guaranteed her more than $50 million over four years, including an annual salary of $10 million and bonuses.
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contract → guarantee → million
When she signed the deal, Habba Mildon was the acting US attorney for New Jersey, a position Trump had appointed her to after working as his personal lawyer.
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Trump → sign → lawyer
She left that position in December after a court ruled she could not legally serve in the role.
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she → leave → role
She then immediately took another job at the Justice Department as a senior adviser to the attorney general.
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She → take → general
On January 1 , Habba Mildon officially began working for the banker’s family while still employed by the Justice Department.
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Mildon → begin → Department
Two weeks later, on January 15 , Trump granted Herrera a full presidential pardon.
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Trump → grant → pardon
The arrangement has raised questions about potential conflicts of interest, given Habba Mildon’s government position and her ties to Trump.
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arrangement → raise → Trump
The company that hired her, Concord Partners, has no public profile and its business activities remain unclear, according to The New York Times.
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activities → hire → Times
Habba Mildon has denied having any role in securing Herrera’s pardon.
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Mildon → deny → pardon
Last week, she said she had never been paid to obtain a pardon, had never discussed one with anyone at the White House or the Justice Department and had never worked to secure a pardon for anyone.
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she → say → anyone
Trump was reportedly furious when he learned about the size of her contract.
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he → learn → contract
The New York Times reported that he told aides and allies that Habba Mildon should donate some of the money to his future presidential library or another Trump-related organisation.
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Mildon → report → library
He also reportedly told at least one ally that Herrera’s family should stop paying her the remainder of the contract.
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family → tell → contract
Speaking on Saturday, Trump said he told Habba Mildon he did not want her to be paid, describing the situation as “terrible”.
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her → speak → situation
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
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Department → respond → Reuters
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